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25/07518/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
Proposal
Installation of awnings, raised terraces, planters and balustrades at ground floor level on Surrey Street, Temple Place, Arundel Street and to internal courtyard and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
17 Oct 2025
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Approved
18 Feb 2026
Approved on 18 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Documents 28
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 10
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EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
Drawing · 17 Oct 2025
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EXISTING SITE PLAN
Drawing · 17 Oct 2025
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EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION
Drawing · 17 Oct 2025
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EXISTING WEST ELEVATION
Drawing · 17 Oct 2025
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PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
Drawing · 17 Oct 2025
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PROPOSED GENERAL SEATING ARRANGEMENT
Drawing · 17 Oct 2025
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PROPOSED SITE PLAN WITH AWNINGS
Drawing · 17 Oct 2025
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PROPOSED SITE PLAN WITH PLANTERS
Drawing · 17 Oct 2025
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SITE LOCATION PLAN
Drawing · 17 Oct 2025
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TYPICAL TERRACE DETAILS
Drawing · 17 Oct 2025
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Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 12
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ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C)
Background Papers · 22 Oct 2025
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ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS
Background Papers · 22 Oct 2025
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CNSLT-LA SOCIETY
Background Papers · 22 Oct 2025
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SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL.
Background Papers · 22 Oct 2025
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RECEIPT OF APPLICATION
Other · 20 Oct 2025
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ATTACHMENTSUMMARY
Background Papers · 17 Oct 2025
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250911 - VISUAL 1
Superseded document · 17 Oct 2025
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250911 - VISUAL 2
Superseded document · 17 Oct 2025
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250911 - VISUAL 3
Superseded document · 17 Oct 2025
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250911 - VISUAL 4
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250911 - VISUAL 5
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COVERING LETTER 1
Background Papers · 17 Oct 2025
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Site constraints 11
Strand conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 573 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 1.2
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Westminster AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Town centre: West End
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
18 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 33 and 34 Surrey Street, Grade II, 53 m away · 3 Grade I, 15 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 18 with distances
- 53 m33 and 34 Surrey StreetGrade II
- 56 mAldwych Underground StationGrade II
- 57 mThe Union Society, King's College and the Former Queen's and Norfolk HotelsGrade II
- 65 mEarly C17 cistern to Old Somerset House (aka The Roman Bath)Grade II
- 77 mSt Clement's Watch HouseGrade II
- 78 mAustralia House and Government of Victoria OfficesGrade II
- 83 mSomerset House and King's College Old BuildingGrade I
- 96 mStatue of W E Gladstone on Island in RoadGrade II
- 111 mChurch of St Clement DanesGrade I
- 116 mCheshire Cheese Public HouseGrade II
- 120 mClement HouseGrade II
- 121 mCabmen's ShelterGrade II
- 124 mChurch of St Mary Le StrandGrade I
- 126 m14, Essex Street Wc2Grade II
- 127 m11, Essex Street Wc2Grade II
- 142 mBush House Centre Block with flanking colonnadesGrade II
- 149 mStatue of Ik BrunelGrade II
- 149 mStatue of William Edward ForsterGrade II
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 132 m away: Victoria Embankment Gardens; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- WC2R 2NE
- Received
- 17 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Newmark
How this decision compares
Decided in 124 days from validation, 48 days slower than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.
This one124d
Council76d
UK57d
35%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
2,198decided in the last year
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14169049
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14169049
- Comments by
- 19 Nov 2025
- Site or press notice
- 29 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
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Within ~100m
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External waterproofing repair works to ledge at fourth floor level to Aldwych frontage.
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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.
One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Westminster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026
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